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FACT CHECK: Top Kremlin Spokeswoman Lies About German Dependence on Cheap Russian Gas
Germany

FACT CHECK: Top Kremlin Spokeswoman Lies About German Dependence on Cheap Russian Gas

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that German fuel prices are awful because Berlin and Europe stopped buying cheap Russian gas. But the data clearly dispels her claims.
By Stefan Korshak
Nov. 9, 2024
FACT CHECK: North Korean Merc Seeing Food for First Time? Nah, He’s Chinese
China

FACT CHECK: North Korean Merc Seeing Food for First Time? Nah, He’s Chinese

Social media got terribly excited by a video of an Asian man in a Russian uniform “[expressing] surprise at the variety and abundance of food provided,” only he wasn’t.
By Kyiv Post
Nov. 4, 2024
Has US Really Only Sent Ukraine 10 Percent of Arms Promised This Year?
Zelensky

Has US Really Only Sent Ukraine 10 Percent of Arms Promised This Year?

Ukraine’s President Zelensky said fighting Russia is tough when nine out of every ten bucks’ worth of US arms promised this year haven’t shown up – the Pentagon numbers seem to support the claim.
By Stefan Korshak
Oct. 31, 2024
FACT-CHECK: BRICS Banknote Is a Joke, But Russia’s Trade Bloc Is Not
Top News

FACT-CHECK: BRICS Banknote Is a Joke, But Russia’s Trade Bloc Is Not

A new BRICS banknote unveiled at Kazan's BRICS summit is unlikely to work, but Russia is developing other means to lessen dependence on the West.
By Olena Hrazhdan
Oct. 30, 2024
US Officials Once Again Insist ATACMS Missile Strikes into Russia Have No Value
Biden

US Officials Once Again Insist ATACMS Missile Strikes into Russia Have No Value

The White House position only makes sense if you don’t look at where the Russians are, how the Ukrainians have been hitting them, and what an ATACMS missile can do.
By Stefan Korshak
Oct. 24, 2024
FACT-CHECK: Did a Ukrainian F-16 Shoot Down a Russian Su-34 Fighter Bomber?
War in Ukraine

FACT-CHECK: Did a Ukrainian F-16 Shoot Down a Russian Su-34 Fighter Bomber?

It seems pretty clear the modern Russian jet crashed and the two-man crew died. But actual hard evidence that a Ukrainian pilot flying a US-made fighter made the shot, is pretty thin.
By Stefan Korshak, Christopher Stewart
Oct. 14, 2024
FACT CHECK: Trump Outburst – US Support to Ukraine ‘Close to $300 billion,’ Europeans: Deadbeats
Europe

FACT CHECK: Trump Outburst – US Support to Ukraine ‘Close to $300 billion,’ Europeans: Deadbeats

Trump told prospective Georgia voters the US is getting taken for a ride but European support to Ukraine outmatches the US by practically all metrics.
By Stefan Korshak
Sept. 25, 2024
FACT-CHECK: Russia Trying to Create False Narrative About Ukrainian F-16s
Propaganda

FACT-CHECK: Russia Trying to Create False Narrative About Ukrainian F-16s

Russian propagandists are trying to create narrative about ineffectiveness of F-16s through fakes and manipulating the words of US Air Forces in Europe commander.
By UkrInform
Sept. 21, 2024
Featured
Reported ATACMS Missile Wave Hits Crimea, Russian Air Defenses and Airfields Pounded

ANALYSIS: Reported ATACMS Missile Wave Hits Crimea, Russian Air Defenses and Airfields Pounded

French Expert’s Claims Ukraine’s F-16s and Pilots Won’t be ‘Up to the Job’ Disproved

ANALYSIS: French Expert’s Claims Ukraine’s F-16s and Pilots Won’t be ‘Up to the Job’ Disproved

Russian Troops Claim to Grab Ground in Surprise Assault, Threaten Breakthrough in Battleground Avdiivka

ANALYSIS: Russian Troops Claim to Grab Ground in Surprise Assault, Threaten Breakthrough in Battleground Avdiivka

FACT CHECK: Ukraine Says Kremlin Assaults on Pokrovsk Stopped Cold 6 Days
Top News

FACT CHECK: Ukraine Says Kremlin Assaults on Pokrovsk Stopped Cold 6 Days

General Oleksandr Syrsky in a CNN interview fudged the situation on the ground somewhat. But his claims that Russia’s Donbas offensive is slowing down or stalling seem reasonable.
By Stefan Korshak
Sept. 6, 2024
Russian Media Says Ukraine Will Secure Eurobonds by Selling Land – Fact-Check
Economy

Russian Media Says Ukraine Will Secure Eurobonds by Selling Land – Fact-Check

A Russian media outlet quoted an economist stating Ukraine will lower the price of land in the new debt agreement – which simply cannot happen due to the nature of a bond in any country.
By Olena Hrazhdan
July 21, 2024
Russian Reports of F-16s Spotted Over Odesa Dismissed as Disinformation
Crimea

Russian Reports of F-16s Spotted Over Odesa Dismissed as Disinformation

Russian media cited unnamed social media reports of the sighting of at least four F-16 fighters, having taken off from Romania, making test flights over the western Black Sea.
By Steve Brown
July 19, 2024
Explained: How Bad Is Ukraine’s Energy Situation?
Energy

Explained: How Bad Is Ukraine’s Energy Situation?

In short, very bad. Ukraine has lost more than half its pre-war energy capacity, and with questions over the feasibility of protecting Ukraine’s power plants, alternative solutions are vital.
By Leo Chiu, Olena Hrazhdan
July 6, 2024
Ukrainian Drones Set Another Russian Oil Refinery Ablaze – Local Officials Call It a ‘Grass Fire’
Energy

Ukrainian Drones Set Another Russian Oil Refinery Ablaze – Local Officials Call It a ‘Grass Fire’

A wave of Ukrainian kamikaze drones struck and set afire another oil refinery in western Russia on Friday, but local officials said there was no damage, and the blaze was “a grass fire.”
By Stefan Korshak
July 5, 2024
Russian Claim of Devastating Missile Strike on Ukrainian Fighter Base Filled with Half-Truths
Social media

Russian Claim of Devastating Missile Strike on Ukrainian Fighter Base Filled with Half-Truths

Evidence of actual damage to Ukrainian aircraft is pretty thin, but signs of image manipulation and Kremlin-style disinformation tactics are a lot stronger.
By Kyiv Post
July 2, 2024
No Intention of New Tariffs on Eggs And Sugar - Ukraine’s EU Integration Minister
Ukraine

No Intention of New Tariffs on Eggs And Sugar - Ukraine’s EU Integration Minister

Ukraine’s government did not confirm the EU’s intention to impose new tariffs on eggs and sugar imports to the European Union, stating the information spread by the Financial Times was false.
By Olena Hrazhdan
June 28, 2024
Ukraine Says Missile Strike Destroyed Kamikaze Drones and Iranian Instructors
Drones

Ukraine Says Missile Strike Destroyed Kamikaze Drones and Iranian Instructors

Media reports say modified Ukrainian anti-ship missiles of the same type that sank the Black Sea Fleet’s flagship Moskva hit a secret drone facility in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
By Stefan Korshak
June 25, 2024